Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print Works
2014–

In the case of the Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print works, the processor has stalled while the photograph is in the fixative bath, which causes photographic bleach fixative to come into contact with the print during its development, or in some instances, its exposure. These “stains” (in the form of drips and handprints) trace the handling of the paper during exposure in the form of hand prints, while simultaneously contaminating the photographic developer bath in the processor, resulting in shifts in color and density (lightness or darkness). In addition, this chemistry transfer causes chemical imprints of the rollers and guides inside the machine, creating a chemical-based contact print on the surface in addition to the imprint produced from exposure to light in the process of clearing the processor.

Here, the titling convention includes Cross-Contaminated, noting the descriptive title, the name and type of bleach fixative, and the make and model of the processor imaged on the work:

Cross-Contaminated RA4 Contact Print / Processor Stall (YMC/Six Magnet: Los Angeles, California, July 16, 2014, Fuji Color Crystal Archive Super Type C, Em. No. 199–023; Kodak Ektacolor RA Bleach-Fix and Replenisher, Cat. No. 847 1484; Kreonite KM IV 5225 RA4 Color Processor, Ser. No. 00092174; 75914)
2016
Color photographic paper
51 1/2 x 118 1/2 inches